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Moving to Marietta, Georgia

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Marietta is the seat of government for Cobb County and was incorporated as a town on December 19, 1834. There are numerous stories regarding how the city received its name. Some state that Marietta was named for Judge Thomas Cobb, while others contend the city is named for two legendary ladies whose Christian names were Mary and Etta. Another version claims that Marietta was named for a pioneer town in the Ohio Valley.

Marietta was one of the cities Union General William Sherman spared before going to burn Atlanta in 1864. Today Marietta is home to four National Historic Districts listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

There is a 23-acre National Cemetery in Marietta with more than 17,000 officers and soldiers from every U.S. war buried there.

Lockheed Aircraft, the world’s largest aircraft factory, is located in the city. Lockheed is also the largest industrial plant within the state of Georgia.

Marietta is also known for A Taste of Marietta festival, which showcases Marietta and Cobb county’s finest restaurants and live entertainment.

Marietta is home to a number of schools, including Chattahoochee Technical Institute, Life College and Southern Polytechnical State University.

Population: 58,748. Estimated population in July 2024: 61,261 (+4.3% change)
Males: 29,566 (50.3%), Females: 29,182 (49.7%)

Cobb County

Zip codes: 30008, 30060, 30062, 30064, 30066, 30067, 30068.

Demographics

Median resident age: 30.0 years
Median household income: $40,645
Median house value: $149,400

Population by Race

Races in Marietta:

  • White Non-Hispanic (48.6%)
  • Black (29.5%)
  • Hispanic (16.9%)
  • Other race (8.0%)
  • Two or more races (2.6%)
  • Asian Indian (1.1%)
  • American Indian (0.8%)
  • Korean (0.5%)
  • Chinese (0.5%)

(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

Ancestries: English (8.6%), German (7.4%), Irish (7.0%), United States (6.2%), Italian (2.9%), Subsaharan African (2.4%).

Elevation: 1128 feet

Land area: 21.9 square miles

Map of Marietta, GA

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Marietta

  • High school or higher: 82.2%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 34.1%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 10.4%
  • Unemployed: 5.8%
  • Mean travel time to work: 28.3 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Marietta city

  • Never married: 37.3%
  • Now married: 42.7%
  • Separated: 3.3%
  • Widowed: 5.3%
  • Divorced: 11.4%

19.6% Foreign born (14.0% Latin America, 2.4% Asia).

Population change in the 1990s: +12,967 (+28.3%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers in Marietta:

  • WELLSTAR KENNESTONE HOSPITAL (677 CHURCH STREET PO BOX 1208)
  • WELLSTAR WINDY HILL HOSPITAL (2540 WINDY HILL RD)

Other hospitals/medical centers near Marietta:

  • EMORY-ADVENTIST HOSPITAL (about 6 miles; SMYRNA, GA)
  • RIDGEVIEW INSTITUTE (about 6 miles; SMYRNA, GA)
  • SELECT SPECIALTY HOSPITAL-ATLANTA (about 11 miles; ATLANTA, GA)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Marietta:

  • DOBBINS AIR RESERVE BASE (about 5 miles; MARIETTA, GA; Abbreviation: MGE)
  • THE WILLIAM B HARTSFIELD ATLANTA INTL (about 24 miles; ATLANTA, GA; Abbreviation: ATL)
  • RICHARD B RUSSELL (about 51 miles; ROME, GA; Abbreviation: RMG)

Other public-use airports nearest to Marietta:

  • COBB COUNTY-MC COLLUM FIELD (about 5 miles; ATLANTA, GA; Abbreviation: RYY)
  • FULTON COUNTY AIRPORT-BROWN FIELD (about 13 miles; ATLANTA, GA; Abbreviation: FTY)
  • DEKALB-PEACHTREE (about 18 miles; ATLANTA, GA; Abbreviation: PDK)

Amtrak station near Marietta:

  • 15 miles: ATLANTA (1688 PEACHTREE ST. NW). Services: ticket office, partially wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, vending machines, paid short-term parking, paid long-term parking, taxi stand, public transit connection.

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/Universities in Marietta:

  • LIFE UNIVERSITY (Full-time enrollment: 2,881; Location: 1269 BARCLAY CIR; Private, not-for-profit; Website: www.life.edu; Offers Master’s degree)
  • SOUTHERN POLYTECHNIC STATE UNIVERSITY (Full-time enrollment: 2,559; Location: 1100 S MARIETTA PKY; Public; Website: www.spsu.edu; Offers Master’s degree)
  • CHATTAHOOCHEE TECHNICAL COLLEGE (Full-time enrollment: 2,012; Location: 980 S COBB DR; Public; Website: www.chattcollege.com)
  • ROFFLER MOLER HAIRSTYLING COLLEGE (Full-time enrollment: 52; Location: 1311 ROSWELL RD; Private, for-profit; Website: ROFFLER.NET)
  • WELLSTAR KENNESTONE RADIOGRAPHY PROGRAM (Location: 677 CHURCH ST; Public)
  • BOSTON-ATLANTA BARTENDERS SCHOOL (Location: 2359 WINDY HILL RD; Private, for-profit)

Other colleges/universities with over 2000 students near Marietta:

  • KENNESAW STATE UNIVERSITY (about 8 miles; KENNESAW, GA; Full-time enrollment: 9,589)
  • GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY-MAIN CAMPUS (about 16 miles; ATLANTA, GA; Full-time enrollment: 13,841)
  • CLARK ATLANTA UNIVERSITY (about 16 miles; ATLANTA, GA; Full-time enrollment: 4,652)
  • MOREHOUSE COLLEGE (about 16 miles; ATLANTA, GA; Full-time enrollment: 2,867)
  • MORRIS BROWN COLLEGE (about 16 miles; Atlanta, GA; Full-time enrollment: 2,708)
  • GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 18 miles; ATLANTA, GA; Full-time enrollment: 17,302)
  • ATLANTA TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 18 miles; ATLANTA, GA; Full-time enrollment: 2,207)

Schools

Public high schools in Marietta:

  • WALTON HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 2,492; Location: 1590 BILL MURDOCK ROAD; Grades: 09 – 12)
  • LASSITER HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 2,266; Location: 2600 SHALLOWFORD ROAD; Grades: 09 – 12)
  • MARIETTA HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 1,973; Location: 1171 WHITLOCK AVENUE; Grades: 09 – 12)
  • POPE HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 1,949; Location: 3001 HEMBREE ROAD; Grades: 09 – 12)
  • SPRAYBERRY HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 1,882; Location: 2525 SANDY PLAINS ROAD; Grades: 09 – 12)
  • WHEELER HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 1,842; Location: 375 HOLT ROAD; Grades: 09 – 12)
  • OSBORNE HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 1,763; Location: 2451 FAVOR ROAD; Grades: 09 – 12)
  • KELL HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 1,600; Location: 4770 LEE WATERS ROAD NE; Grades: 09 – 12)
  • OAKWOOD HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 259; Location: 1560 JOYNER AVENUE; Grades: 09 – 12)

Private high schools in Marietta:

  • THE WALKER SCHOOL (Students: 877; Location: 700 COBB PARKWAY N; Grades: PK – 12)
  • MT PARAN CHRISTIAN SCHOOL (Students: 711; Location: 1700 ALLGOOD ROAD; Grades: PK – 12)
  • DOMINION CHRISTIAN HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 158; Location: 1150 ALLGOOD ROAD NE; Grades: 9 – 12)
  • COBB COUNTY CHRISTIAN SCHOOLS (Students: 140; Location: 545 LORENE DRIVE; Grades: PK – 12)
  • FELLOWSHIP CHRISTIAN HS (Students: 131; Location: 4495 SANDY PLAINS RD; Grades: 9 – 12)
  • COVENANT CHRIST MIN PRE ACAD (Students: 131; Location: 268 N. FAIRGROUND STREET; Grades: PK – 12)
  • LAFAYETTE ACADEMY (Students: 77; Location: 2417 CANTON RD; Grades: PK – 12)

Biggest public primary/middle schools in Marietta:

  • DICKERSON MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 1,507; Location: 855 WOODLAWN ROAD; Grades: 06 – 08)
  • EAST COBB MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 1,352; Location: 380 HOLT ROAD; Grades: 06 – 08)
  • SMITHA MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 1,325; Location: 2025 POWDER SPRINGS ROAD; Grades: 06 – 08)
  • MARIETTA MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 1,186; Location: 121 WINN STREET; Grades: 07 – 08)
  • SOPE CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 1,137; Location: 3320 PAPER MILL ROAD; Grades: PK – 05)
  • CHEATHAM HILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 1,037; Location: 1350 JOHN WARD ROAD; Grades: PK – 05)
  • HIGHTOWER TRAIL MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 1,018; Location: 3905 POST OAK TRITT ROAD; Grades: 06 – 08)
  • DANIELL MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 977; Location: 2900 SCOTT ROAD; Grades: 06 – 08)
  • MOUNT BETHEL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 965; Location: 1210 JOHNSON FERRY ROAD; Grades: KG – 05)
  • SIMPSON MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 926; Location: 3340 TRICKUM ROAD; Grades: 06 – 08)

Private primary/middle schools in Marietta:

  • SHREINER ACADEMY (Students: 590; Location: 1340 TERRELL MILL RD; Grades: PK – 9)
  • EASTSIDE CHRISTIAN SCHOOL (Students: 583; Location: 2450 LOWER ROSWELL ROAD; Grades: KG – 8)
  • ST JOSEPH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 483; Location: 81 LACY STREET; Grades: KG – 8)
  • WOOD ACRES COUNTRY DAY SCH (Students: 201; Location: 1772 JOHNSON FERRY ROAD; Grades: KG – 5)
  • ROSWELL STREET BAPTIST CHRISTI (Students: 173; Location: 774 ROSWELL STREET; Grades: KG – 6)
  • CASA DEL BAMBINI (Students: 170; Location: 150 POWERS FERRY ROAD; Grades: KG – KG)
  • FAITH LUTHERAN SCHOOL (Students: 161; Location: 2111 LOWER ROSWELL ROAD; Grades: PK – 8)
  • CARMAN ADVENTIST SCHOOL (Students: 132; Location: 1330 N COBB PKWY; Grades: KG – 8)
  • EAST COBB CHRISTIAN SCHOOL (Students: 119; Location: 4616 ROSWELL RD NE; Grades: KG – 8)
  • CREME DE LA CREME (Students: 14; Location: 726 WOODLAWN DRIVE; Grades: KG – KG)

Libraries

Library in Marietta:

  • COBB COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY SYSTEM (Operating income: $9,312,727; Location: 266 ROSWELL STREET; 771,943 books; 18,399 audio materials; 24,247 video materials; 4,700 serial subscriptions)

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